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Plot: The story of the rivalry between Tennis players Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe before and during Wimbledon of 1980.
Tennis ...

Plot: The story of the rivalry between Tennis players Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe before and during Wimbledon of 1980.
Tennis has not had a deep history within the film industry. To be honest, there is barely a handful or famous ones, let alone genuinely great Tennis films.
Probably the most...

Plot: When their headquarters gets destroyed, the Kingsman must unite with an allied American spy organisation to defeat a common ...

Plot: When their headquarters gets destroyed, the Kingsman must unite with an allied American spy organisation to defeat a common enemy.
Another Matthew Vaughn film, means fun, sweet sweet fun. But now, he's in new territory with his first sequel.
Three years ago, we saw the first Kingsman and...

Plot: When uninvited guests arrive, a couples relationship is disrupted tested to its limits.
A new film by Darren Aronofsky ...

Plot: When uninvited guests arrive, a couples relationship is disrupted tested to its limits.
A new film by Darren Aronofsky that is being heavily talked about in the past usually indicates controversial themes and ideas presented on screen.
Previous examples have been Requiem For A Dream and...

Plot: A group of bullied kids befriend each other after a terrifying clown begins hunting children around town.
As many of my ...

Plot: A group of bullied kids befriend each other after a terrifying clown begins hunting children around town.
As many of my regular followers will know, Horror is a genre that I struggle to consistently find really good films from. Most of my favourites are from the late 70's and 80's.
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Plot: A veteran hunter in Wyoming helps the FBI investigate a murder in a Native American reservation.
Hearing the success it ...

Plot: A veteran hunter in Wyoming helps the FBI investigate a murder in a Native American reservation.
Hearing the success it got at the Sundance Film Festival and the writer of Sicaro and Hell Or High Water returning as writer as well as director, this sounded like something I and many others...

Plot: Aspiring rapper Patricia Dabrowski fights for glory and stardom in her downtrodden hometown in New Jersey.
Here comes a ...

Plot: Aspiring rapper Patricia Dabrowski fights for glory and stardom in her downtrodden hometown in New Jersey.
Here comes a release of another hit from the Sundance Film Festival at the start of this year. The general consensus coming from the screenings, was that it was a rap version of La La...

Plot: The true story of how a pilot landed work with the CIA as a drug smuggler during the 1980's.
Films about drugs usually ...

Plot: The true story of how a pilot landed work with the CIA as a drug smuggler during the 1980's.
Films about drugs usually don't get me going nuts for it, before or after seeing the film.
I'm not sure why. It might be because the people we're supposed to pull for are doing illegal stuff.
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Plot: Based on the events of the Detroit Race Riots of 1967, centering on the incident at the Algiers Motel.
Kathryn Bigelow ...

Plot: Based on the events of the Detroit Race Riots of 1967, centering on the incident at the Algiers Motel.
Kathryn Bigelow has somewhat being creating a true story loose trilogy of sorts with The Hurt Locker, Zero Dark Thirty and now Detroit.
I don't love The Hurt Locker and Zero Dark...

Plot: A boy sees visions of a world beyond Earth that he must save from a dark force looking to destroy it with a help from a ...

Plot: A boy sees visions of a world beyond Earth that he must save from a dark force looking to destroy it with a help from a protector, the last of his kind.
Movies adapted from a Stephen King have a rich history with successes like The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile, The Shining, Carrie,...

Plot: After dieing in a car crash, a man must watch his wife grieve and explore the reasoning of existence.
When any film does ...

Plot: After dieing in a car crash, a man must watch his wife grieve and explore the reasoning of existence.
When any film does well at the Sundance Film Festival, it is only natural for me to be interested on what its UK release date is.
The title does suggest a horror film. But if you see...

Plot: An MI6 agent is sent undercover to Berlinto investigate a murder of a colleague and recover a list of double agents.
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Plot: An MI6 agent is sent undercover to Berlinto investigate a murder of a colleague and recover a list of double agents.
Despite not wanting to see any of the trailers, the images and the description of this film gave me enough of a feeling of a female version of John Wick.
That is pretty...

Plot: A couple of special operatives are given a mission to save a vast metropolis from a dark force.
Luc Besson is a director ...

Plot: A couple of special operatives are given a mission to save a vast metropolis from a dark force.
Luc Besson is a director that Iam pleased is still around making films today.
Like The Wachowski's, these are blockbuster directors that regularly go outside of the regular formula of summer...

Plot: Two American soldiers are in trapped by a lethal sniper in the Iraqi desert with an unstable wall between them.
Director ...

Plot: Two American soldiers are in trapped by a lethal sniper in the Iraqi desert with an unstable wall between them.
Director Doug Liman has had his moments with me in terms of high-quality film-making. Most of them being in the action genre in the form of The Bourne Identity and the brilliant...

Plot: A inter-racial couple deal with cultural differences as their relationship takes the next step.
When I decide to go and ...

Plot: A inter-racial couple deal with cultural differences as their relationship takes the next step.
When I decide to go and see a romantic comedy on the big screen, then it must be good. This sub-genre is certainly one I have found tough to find films that I highly enjoy, would happily see...

Plot: The true events on the Dunkirk evacuation during World War II told over land, sea and air.
Another Christopher Nolan film ...

Plot: The true events on the Dunkirk evacuation during World War II told over land, sea and air.
Another Christopher Nolan film is like getting another chance to re-live the best day of your life.
Since his breakthrough in 2000 with Memento, Nolan has quickly been billed as the best director...

Plot: An unexpected arrival of a wounded Yankee soldier during the Civil War leads to a house of girls become jealous of each ...

Plot: An unexpected arrival of a wounded Yankee soldier during the Civil War leads to a house of girls become jealous of each other.
I have only seen two previous films from Sofia Coppola, and they're quite polarizing. While I really liked her most critically acclaimed film in Lost In...

Plot: Ape leader Caesar wrestles with his growing dark instincts of revenge and helping his species survive against the last ...

Plot: Ape leader Caesar wrestles with his growing dark instincts of revenge and helping his species survive against the last surviving humans.
The Planet Of The Apes franchise has been in many guises. Everyone knows the iconic original version from 1968. Then its four sequels were interesting on...

Plot: With a new generation of racers making an impact, Lightning McQueen sets out to prove that he is still best race car in the ...

Plot: With a new generation of racers making an impact, Lightning McQueen sets out to prove that he is still best race car in the world.
I think it is safe to say that while the merchandise sales within this Pixar franchise is doing rather well, the film themselves just can't compete with the...

Plot: While secure within a desolate home from an unnatural threat, the arrival of a desperate young family tests the domestic ...

Plot: While secure within a desolate home from an unnatural threat, the arrival of a desperate young family tests the domestic order of the father of the house.
A film where the critics are praising it highly, and the audience is almost the complete opposite, means that it will lead to a lot...

Plot: Whilst trying to live a normal high-school life, Peter Parker is also trying to find the balance when fighting crime as ...

Plot: Whilst trying to live a normal high-school life, Peter Parker is also trying to find the balance when fighting crime as Spider-Man as a new threat emerges.
I have had mixed feeling with Spider-Man films in the past. I remember the first one coming out in 2002. This was when superhero films...

Plot: After working for a crime boss, a getaway driver finds himself being part of a heist that is doomed in fail.
I know ...

Plot: After working for a crime boss, a getaway driver finds himself being part of a heist that is doomed in fail.
I know director Edgar Wright has quite a cult following. I wouldn't think of myself as hardcore as those fans. But I really like all of his films (especially Shaun Of The Dead and...

Plot: The events of Winston Churchill during the 3 days before D-Day.
It is not often where we get two similar films released ...

Plot: The events of Winston Churchill during the 3 days before D-Day.
It is not often where we get two similar films released so close to each year. We had in 1998 with Deep Impact and Armageddon, and it's been done in 2012 with Mirror Mirror and Snow White And The Huntsman. This year sees the...

Plot: Whilst trying to raise his child genius niece, a single man is involved in a custody battle with his mother.
Who ...

Plot: Whilst trying to raise his child genius niece, a single man is involved in a custody battle with his mother.
Who remembers 500 Days Of Summer? It's one of the few modern rom-coms that I enjoyed. That was directed by a man called Marc Webb.
He also did The Amazing Spider-Man films which...

Plot: After a young estate owner in 19th century England initially plans to kill her cousin believing that she murdered his ...

Plot: After a young estate owner in 19th century England initially plans to kill her cousin believing that she murdered his guardian, his feelings for her complicate matters.
Films about Daphne Du Maurier novels have had a pretty solid history. But it has been a while since we have a major...

Plot: A princess of a remote island ruled by trained female warriors, gets caught up in World War I and discovers her true ...

Plot: A princess of a remote island ruled by trained female warriors, gets caught up in World War I and discovers her true destiny.
I think it's safe to say that DC is having a tough time at the moment trying to get positive reviews of its latest releases.
2013 saw the start of its 'Extended...

Plot: After being shipwrecked on a deserted island, a man encounters a red turtle which changes his life.
Any new film from ...

Plot: After being shipwrecked on a deserted island, a man encounters a red turtle which changes his life.
Any new film from Studio Ghibli always gets me at peak interest. While this is not quite a pure Ghibli production, it is certainly a co-production with European distributor Wild Bunch.
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Plot: Captain Jack Sparrow and his crew of misfits return. When an evil ghost ship lead by Captain Salazar goes hunting for Jack, ...

Plot: Captain Jack Sparrow and his crew of misfits return. When an evil ghost ship lead by Captain Salazar goes hunting for Jack, Sparrow's only hope of survival is looking for the legendary trident of Poseidon.
First and foremost, I love the Pirates Of The Caribbean films. It's great fun, with...

Plot: Two lost souls form an unlikely friendship in the town of Blackpool.
I was very fortunate to find a screening of this ...

Plot: Two lost souls form an unlikely friendship in the town of Blackpool.
I was very fortunate to find a screening of this low-budget British drama.
It started by having a short stint at the Edinburgh Film Festival. I noticed it would get an extremely small release. Sadly, I initially could...

Plot: A formidable lobbyist who is asked to oppose a bill, joins the backers of the law. She now faces her toughest test against ...

Plot: A formidable lobbyist who is asked to oppose a bill, joins the backers of the law. She now faces her toughest test against powerful enemies that who threaten her career and personal life.
Here is another film within a month where it has already received a lot of backlash before its wide...

Plot: Following on from the events of Prometheus, the crew of a colony ship on a mission to a remote planet discover a more ideal ...

Plot: Following on from the events of Prometheus, the crew of a colony ship on a mission to a remote planet discover a more ideal paradise with a dark secret.
The Alien franchise has gone through a few transformations. It started with a bang in 1979 as it gave the sci-fi genre a horror angle to...

Plot: During the last days of the Ottoman Empire, a successful medical student gets involved in a love triangle, whilst escaping ...

Plot: During the last days of the Ottoman Empire, a successful medical student gets involved in a love triangle, whilst escaping from the Turkish army.
To say this film has had quite a backlash even before its release, is a huge understatement.
Ever since hearing about the topic this film was...

Plot: The Guardians adventures continue, as they unravel the mystery of Peter Quill's true parentage.
I think like many, my ...

Plot: The Guardians adventures continue, as they unravel the mystery of Peter Quill's true parentage.
I think like many, my excitement levels for this sequel were at critical level. The 2014 smash-hit of the summer made me see it more than once. I have only ever done that with one other film.
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Plot: The true story of Zoo owners Antonia and Jan Zabinski in Nazi-occupied Warsaw. Whilst attempting to save their animals, an ...

Plot: The true story of Zoo owners Antonia and Jan Zabinski in Nazi-occupied Warsaw. Whilst attempting to save their animals, an ope window of opportunity sees the married couple aim to save more than just animals.
A film involving a zoo and its animals, I am there. That, and the story itself...

Plot: A newly appointed female screenwriter joins a production of a film aiming to lift the British spirits during the Blitz.
I ...

Plot: A newly appointed female screenwriter joins a production of a film aiming to lift the British spirits during the Blitz.
I was really unsure whether this was worth watching. But the more times the trailers came on at the other screenings that I went for, the more enjoyment I was getting out...

Plot: A woman is hired as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress. But she is secretly under orders to defraud her.
Ever since its ...

Plot: A woman is hired as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress. But she is secretly under orders to defraud her.
Ever since its debut at last years Cannes Film Festival, I have been looking forward to the new feature from Chan-Wook Park.
The Korean director has done some impressive work such as...

Plot: When a tragic incident occurs, a man living a mundane life sees his past come back to haunt him. Following on from that, a ...

Plot: When a tragic incident occurs, a man living a mundane life sees his past come back to haunt him. Following on from that, a series of events makes him question in current lifestyle.
I was really unsure whether to give this a go, as the content I was seeing in the trailer was on the...